About this trial
This study aims to evaluate the effect of water floss in reversing peri- implant mucositis around dental implants
Eligibility criteria
This trial accepts healthy volunteersQualifiers
18 years of age or older
Medically cleared
Have at least one implant-supported crown.
Disqualifiers
Smoking
Any systemic or localized illness that would interfere with dental implant therapy
On medications
Pregnancy
Trial design
Parallel
Treatments tested in this trial
Water flosser
DeviceWater irrigation device
Tooth brush and string floss
DeviceThe control group will use the toothbrush and the regular string floss.
Treatment groups
Trial outcomes
Primary outcomes
Bleeding on Probing
The disappearance of bleeding upon probing with the University of North Carolina-15 mm (UNC-15) periodontal probe. It is done at the same time as probing the pocket depths. It is done at six sites per implant-presence of bleeding = 1, absence = 0 -at each site.
Plaque Index of Silness and Loe
Score Description 0 No plaque 1 A thin film of plaque adhering to the free gingival margin and adjacent area of the implant; not visible to the naked eye but detectable by probe 2 Moderate accumulation of soft deposits visible to the naked eye within the gingival pocket and/or on the implant and gingival margin \| 3 Abundant soft matter within the gingival pocket and/or on the implant and gingival margin \|
Secondary outcomes
Probing Pocket Depths (PPD)
The PPD will be recorded at baseline visit using the UNC-15 periodontal probe, at 2 weeks, and at 4 weeks. Pocket depths around implants should usually be around 1-4 mm. Pockets that are deeper than 4 mm or are 4 mm or less but with bleeding will be recorded as abnormal.
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